Section 128(a) Grant Final Report · Final 128(a) Report (FY16-17) | 1 Introduction This report summarizes the use of CERCLA Section 128(a) grant funds by the Wisconsin Department

Section 128(a) Grant Final Report

For the reporting period: September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017

EPA Section 128(a) Grant Cooperative Agreement: RP-96520011

Publication RR-090Wisconsin Department of

Natural Resources Remediation and Redevelopment Program

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Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Financial Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Report Period Highlights Table 1 - Workplan Accomplishments by the Numbers 2

Feature: New Tools Available for Vapor Intrusion Professionals 3Feature: Ashland’s Roffers Property Benefits from Ready for Reuse Cleanup Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Feature: Spooner Roundhouse Revival . . . . . 5Feature: External Advisory Groups Help Guide, Shape Wisconsin DNR Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Task 1: Timely Survey and Inventory Inter-bureau Coordination . . . . . . . . . . . 7Education to Promote Site Discovery . . . . . . 7

Table 2 - Summary of Timely Survey and Inventory Activities 7

Task 2: Oversight and Enforcement Trust Funds Spent on Cleanup . . . . . . . . . 8Enforce Responsibility and Due Diligence Through Issuance of RP Letters 8Redevelopment Assistance Tools . . . . . . . . 8Feature: Wisconsin DNR’s Natural Resource Board Keeps Brownfields in

Forefront of Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Feature: Act 204 Rulemaking Underway . . . . . 10Feature: Bankruptcy “Proof of Claim” Helps Cleanup at Milwaukee

Inner Harbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Feature: City of Oshkosh Completes Last Phase of Riverfront

Brownfields Cleanup . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Map: WPRI Sites for this Reporting Period . . . 12

Responding to Bankruptcies . . . . . . . . . . 13Wisconsin Plant Recovery Initiative . . . . . . . 13

Table 3 - Summary of Oversight and Enforcement Activities 13

Task 3: Mechanisms and Resources for Public Participation Public and Stakeholder Participation . . . . . . 14Speaking Engagements . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Web Presence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Media Outreach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14RR Report Newsletters. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Table 4 - Summary of Mechanisms and Resources for Public Participation Activities . . . . . . . . 14

Feature: Successful Issues & Trends Series Becomes Outreach Staple 15Feature: Cleanup and Redevelopment Events Draw Hundreds 16Feature: Engaging Real Estate Lenders in Brownfields Redevelopment

Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Feature: Remediation and Redevelopment’s New and Improved

Online Newsletter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Task 4: Mechanisms for Approval of Cleanup Plans, Verifications and Certifications

Completed Cleanups . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Audits of Institutional Controls . . . . . . . . . 18Voluntary Party Liability Exemption . . . . . . . 18

Table 5 - Summary of Mechanisms for Approval of Cleanup Plans, Verification and Certification . . . . . . . . 18

Task 5: Establish and Maintain the Public Record RR Sites Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment Tracking System 19

Table 6 - Summary of Public Record Activities 19

Task 6: Enhance Response Program or Cleanup Capacity Ready for Reuse Update . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Wisconsin Assessment Monies (WAM) Update . . 20

Table 7 - WAM Awards Federal s.104(k) Assessment Funds 21Petroleum Eligibility Letters . . . . . . . . . . 22Federal Support Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Table 8 - Summary of Program Enhancements Activities 22

Appendix I Public Outreach Activities- September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017

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IntroductionThis report summarizes the use of CERCLA Section 128(a) grant funds by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Wisconsin DNR) for its state response program and public record requirements. This is the final report and covers activities during September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017. The activities in this report are those identified in the approved cooperative agreement work plan.

This federal grant is used to support federal and state programs under the jurisdiction of the Wisconsin DNR’s Remediation and Redevelopment (RR) Program, including:

• High-priority leaking underground storage tanks (LUST); • RCRA hazardous waste closures and corrective actions; • State-required cleanups; and • Voluntary party remediation actions.

Brownfields tools developed and administered through 128(a) grant funding are packaged with assessment contractor services and cleanup funding for greatest leverage.

EPA 128(a) grant funds support outreach, site discovery and redevelopment tools: • Hands-on assistance which empowers local governments;• Voluntary Party Liability Exemption;• General liability assistance;• Conferences and training;• Policy development to address emerging issues; • Institutional control audits;• Online site information - public database and interactive maps;• Public/private partnerships for continuous program improvement; and • Green Team Meetings - where tools are packaged and strategies are formed.

Financial StatusOn September 21, 2016, the EPA awarded the Wisconsin DNR $964,053 in s. 128(a) funding for the September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017 grant period. In accordance with available grant accounting information, the Wisconsin DNR fully expended all grant funding by the end of the grant period. There is no slippage, work plan problems, cost overruns or adverse conditions to report, per 40 CFR Part 31.40.

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Report Period Highlights

Table 1 - Workplan Accomplishments by the NumbersMid-Year Numbers End of Year Totals Annual Target

Task 1: Timely Survey and InventoryInteragency Meetings on Joint Efforts 12 23 2Outreach Efforts to Promote Site Discovery 2 4 4Task 2: Oversight and EnforcementRP Letters Issued 151 307 ---WPRI Letters Sent 6 18 ---Proofs of Claim Filed 1 1 ---Amount of Bankruptcy Funds Spent $10,294.77 $2,779,669.81 ---Redevelopment Assistance Actions 62 132 ---Task 3: Mechanisms and Resources for Public ParticipationNews Releases/Media Events/Articles 2 8 3RR Reports (e-newsletter) 8 15 12New and Updated Publications 31 105 10New and Updated Webpages 16 108 20Green Team Meetings 55 92 30Public Speaking Events 12 23 10Workshops/Training Meetings Held 16 25 3Task 4: Mechanisms for Approval of Cleanup Plans, Verification and CertificationAudits of Institutional Controls --- 58 25Staff Hours per Audit --- 10 12Acres Ready for Reuse 531 1,547 ---New VPLE Program Applications 3 8 5New VPLE COCs 3 6 ---Cumulative VPLE COCs 167 170 ----Non VPLE Site Closures/Approved Cleanups 148 339 300Task 5: Establish and Maintain the Public Record (see pg. 19 for narrative of updates)

Task 6: Enhance the Response Program or Cleanup Capacity (see pgs. 20 - 22 for narrative of program enhancement updates)

The RR Program is proud to report that we continue to successfully meet the requirements to earn our federal funding dollars, as specified in our cooperative agreement with the EPA.

We strive daily to keep our position as a national leader in brownfields policy, innovation and cleanup. The Wisconsin DNR uses s. 128(a) funds to:

• Maintain high-quality, online tools for customers – such as our contaminated property database and webpages;

• Bring resources and assistance on

contamination, assesment and cleanup to empower communities in every corner of Wisconsin; and

• Offer grant and loan programs that provide valuable resources.

This report reinforces our belief that the Wisconsin DNR’s RR Program continues to deliver quality services that address the environmental and economic challenges of contaminated sites to improve Wisconsin communities by returning properties to productive use.


The RR Program recently added four, new online tools to the vapor intrusion (VI) prevention toolbox to assist environmental professionals as they prepare VI assessments or plan for outreach on a site impacted by chemical vapor intrusion. Outreach regarding vapor intrusion to affected property owners can address questions and concerns in an open and transparent way that may lead to positive outcomes.

The RR Program’s recent additions to the VI “toolbox” include:

1. Vapor Intrusion 101 – This video uses a hand-drawn animation technique to introduce the concept of vapor intrusion. It is intended for use in conjunction with factsheets and personal communication when talking with a property owner who is unfamiliar with vapor intrusion. This video was shared with other EPA Region 5 states and currently links from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

2. The Responsible Neighbor – A Vapor Intrusion Story - This video shares an important message for consultants, attorneys, and responsible parties on how good communication with the neighbors benefits everyone involved with an environmental cleanup.

3. Vapor Intrusion Investigation – Information Sheet for Neighbors - This document is intended for an off-site property owner when access is needed to investigate vapor intrusion on their property. The factsheet introduces environmental investigations, identifies the parties involved, and clarifies who the property owner can contact if they have questions about the investigation and cleanup.

4. Quick Look-Up Table for VALs and VRSL - Wisconsin’s Vapor Action Levels (VALs) and Vapor Risk Screening Levels (VRSLs) have changed over time due to updates to the EPA’s risk calculations and changes in default attenuation factors. History of Changes to VALs, VRSLs and Attenuation Factors for Common VOCs is a quick reference to the historical screening levels and the dates when changes occurred, and is intended to clarify the basis for past decisions at a site.

Brownfields outreach staff, funded through 128a grant funding, assisted with the development and promotion efforts of these tools. All of these resources are located the Wisconsin DNR’s Vapor Intrusion for Environmental Professionals website, http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Brownfields/Vapor.html.

New Tools Available for Vapor Intrusion Professionals

These videos are intended to help environmental consultants and responsible parties communicate basic information about the vapor intrusion pathway to affected property owners and to show potential responsible parties and consultants the importance of early and

personal outreach to those impacted by vapor intrusion.


Ashland’s Roffers Property Benefits from Section 104(k) Revolving Loan Fund Cleanup SubgrantsA vacant industrial lot in the heart of Ashland, just a few blocks from Lake Superior, is now poised for redevelopment with the help of two section 104(k) cleanup subgrants totalling $400,000 from Wisconsin’s revolving loan fund, known as Ready for Reuse. The former Roffers property was once the site of a railroad roundhouse in the late 1800s. At that time, the grounds were used for coal storage. Later, it became the site of the Ruth Manufacturing Company saw mill and lumber yard. In the 1950s, Roffers Construction operated on the site and did so until 2007. Additional buildings on the property also housed various businesses over the last century, including a flour mill, a grocery wholesaler warehouse, and the headquarters of a local general contractor.These past uses brought widespread PAH contamination that was excavated and used to mitigate a subsidence issue at a closed city landfill through a cross-program effort at the Wisconsin DNR. This alternate disposal location gave the city an inexpensive option for bringing the landfill back into compliance while also providing a greener remedial alternative to the substantial transportation distance and cost of hauling the material to the nearest open landfill in this rural, remote area of the state.Currently, the city is working with a promising development proposal for a mixed use, walkable residential and commercial space with integrated park and greenspace. By proposing a mix of single and multi-family dwellings with small footprints and affordable pricing adjacent to commercial incubator space, the development aims to appeal to new graduates of the local college.


The city of Spooner, located in northwestern Wisconsin, pop. 2,700, has a rich railroad heritage. The city’s origin and colorful history is rooted in the railroad expansion of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Spooner was an important railroad center of the Chicago and North Western Railway for many years. A historic railway roundhouse, a surviving turntable, and other aspects of the original railyard still exist. The Spooner roundhouse is one of the few remaining structures of its kind.Several local and state organizations have collaborated for years on efforts to clean up environmental contamination and preserve this unique and historic landmark property. The land is in the “Museum District” which also includes the Railroad Memories Museum and the Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum. The Roundhouse property includes one of the only working turntables in the state. The Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad operates active tracks on the site.Many years of railroad activities and subsequent manufacturing uses led to concerns about possible environmental contamination on the property. Section 128(a) funding from the EPA contributed to several successful Green Team project meetings with the Wisconsin DNR, the city of Spooner, and other stakeholders. Section 128(a) funds also supported the Wisconsin DNR’s efforts to counsel the city on managing environmental liability and other communications with the city. Spooner further received Phase I ESA contractor services through the Wisconsin DNR’s Wisconsin Assessments Money (WAM) program, funded by the EPA ARC Assessment grants, prior to its acquisition of the roundhouse property.Contaminated soils from around the roundhouse were excavated and disposed of at the old city landfill, as part of a recapping project. The roundhouse property was then capped and seeded. The property will be open to the public, and the city of Spooner is also renovating the roundhouse as a public space.

Spooner Roundhouse Revival

Top left: Contaminated soils from around the Roundhouse were excavated and hauled off site to the old Spooner Landfill. The Roundhouse area was then capped and seeded. This area will be used for a public space. Spooner will be renovating the Roundhouse as a public space.Top right: The regulatory issues involved in this project were handled through a collaboration of the Wisconsin DNR’s R&R and Waste and Materials Management programs. The excavated soils were placed at the old Spooner Landfill and used as part of a recapping project. The contaminated soils remaining at the site were capped and seeded.Bottom left: The Roundhouse property includes one of the only working turntables in the state.


The Remediation and Redevelopment Program puts to good use the skills and knowledge of its customers by working together in a collaborative manner through a number of External Advisory Groups (EAG). In fact, it’s one of the core values of the agency. And with funding from the 128(a) grant, the Brownfields and Outreach Section assists these groups with messaging and keeping customers and the public informed.

Now in its 20th year of advising the agency is the Brownfields Study Group (BSG). The study group is one of the oldest EAGs, created in 1998 at the direction of the Governor and State Legislature to evaluate Wisconsin’s brownfields initiatives and recommend improvements, as well as propose additional incentives for brownfields redevelopment. The BSG continues to drive important brownfields policy changes in Wisconsin and among its successes can count the creation of the Site Assessment Grant Program, which awarded more than $18 million to more than 200 communities before it was transferred to a different agency. The group was also instrumental in developing the One Cleanup Program Agreement with Region 5 EPA, the most comprehensive agreement of its kind, which helps expedite cleanups of properties across the state.

As part of the Study Group’s 2015 report, Investing in Wisconsin: Reducing Risk, Maximizing Return, members recommended creating two additional EAGs to study emerging issues surrounding contaminated sediment and contaminated materials.

In an effort to develop a unified approach to address issues associated with the investigation, management and remediation of contaminated sediments in waters of the state, the Wisconsin DNR works with the Contaminated Sediments EAG to solicit feedback to improve how the agency and customers collectively work together on sediment issues. The purpose of the sediment group is to provide constructive feedback to the Wisconsin DNR on topics associated with the management of contaminated sediments from dredging projects, environmental cleanups, redevelopments and other construction projects.

The Wisconsin DNR has also appointed the Contaminated Materials Management EAG in an effort to provide feedback on management of contaminated soil and other solid waste associated with environmental cleanups, redevelopments and other construction projects. There is significant collaboration between the Contaminated Materials and Contaminated Sediments EAGs on issues relating to dredging, soil management, and disposal.

The Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Award (PECFA) Focus Group is another external group whose members are lending perspective and experience to the RR Program. This comes as the PECFA program winds down and is scheduled to end on June 30, 2020. The group helps Brownfields and Outreach staff make sure that plans for communicating details about the “PECFA sunset” are reaching the right audiences and are being seen by the right people. The group, which consists of environmental consultants, PECFA agents, and petroleum industry personnel, also advises the RR Program on policy or program changes that could affect the closure of as many sites as possible by the end of the reimbursement program.

External Advisory Groups Help Guide, Shape DNR Policy

Brownfields Study Group Co-Chairs Dave Misky and Mark Thimke (left) with members Bruce Keyes, Mayor John Antaramian, and John Stibal (l to r) just prior to the start of a meeting in Madison, Wis. in this 2013 DNR file photo.


Task 1: Timely Survey and InventoryInter-bureau CoordinationWaste and Materials Management and Remediation and Redevelopment Integrated Team The Wisconsin DNR continued efforts to increase integration between the Waste and Materials Management Program and the Remediation and Redevelopment Program through this internally staffed, cross-program team. During this reporting period, members of the team finalized a new guidance document and three associated forms that will aid in streamlining the process of managing soil and increase consistency in the way these projects are managed. They also held joint training sessions in each region of the state to facilitate increased communication and consistent implementation of soil management regulation carried out by both programs. In addition, progress continued toward implementation of tracking processes for soil management approvals that will be implemented in September 2017. The Integration team works to ensure consistent implementation of issues that are routinely regulated by staff working with waste and materials management, and remediation and redevelopment administrative codes.

Integrated Sediments TeamThe Wisconsin DNR’s Integrated Sediments Team is comprised of members from the Remediation and Redevelopment, Waste and Materials Management and Watershed Management programs. The Integrated Sediments Team is tasked with addressing issues associated with the discovery, investigation, remediation and management of contaminated sediments. During this reporting period, the team made several determinations regarding the management of contaminated sediments.The Integrated Sediments Team continued its efforts to identify, develop, and/or modify policy issues, administrative rules, manual codes, guidance

documents and fact sheets to improve processes associated with the discovery, investigation, remediation and management of contaminated sediments.

Education to Promote Site DiscoveryThe RR Program works to educate local governments about brownfield site discovery on a daily basis. The Wisconsin DNR recognizes the importance of educating local officials on the broad points of brownfield redevelopment, including assessments, site investigation and clean-up, as well as the intricacies of involuntary property acquisition. During this reporting period, the RR Program undertook four specific and targeted efforts directed toward supporting local governments.

These efforts included:• An article for the Northcentral Regional Planning

Commission (March, 2017) describing a variety of brownfields “services” available from the Wisconsin DNR’s RR Program. The article highlighted services that could help communities get brownfield projects off the ground.

• A meet and greet tour of Northern Wisconsin municipalities in October 2016 by RR Program managers over a three day timeframe.

• Wisconsin DNR Facebook and Twitter posts regarding the Phoenix Park redevelopment efforts in Eau Claire (July 2017); a Milwaukee revitalization project that will create a new community arts and entertainment venue; a redevelopment project along Janesville’s Rock River; and the cleanup of the final piece of the Mirro Plant in Manitowoc. These efforts all included a statement about the Wisconsin DNR’s assistance to local leaders in moving these projects forward.

• A statewide conference for local government officials, Brownfields 101, on Nov. 2, 2016 with information about revitalizing brownfields.

Table 2 - Summary of Timely Survey and Inventory ActivitiesMid-Year Numbers End of Year Totals Annual Targets

Interbureau Coordination Meetings 12 23 2Outreach Efforts to Promote Site Discovery 2 4 4


Task 2: Oversight and EnforcementTrust Funds Spent on CleanupProjected accomplishments in the work plan include the Wisconsin DNR’s oversight of bankruptcy trust fund dollars spent on environmental remediation. For this grant period this included overseeing spending $2,779,669.81 at the former Chrysler Kenosha Engine Plant.

During this grant period, $2,779,669.81 in bankruptcy trust funds were spent at the former Chrysler Kenosha Engine Plant. To supplement the trust funds, the Wisconsin DNR previously issued loans to the city of Kenosha for $2,370,273 and a subgrant for $1,613,273 from federal brownfields 104(k) funds for cleanup activities. Over the reporting period, the Wisconsin DNR, the EPA and the city of Kenosha focused attention on spending 104(k) funds on the highest priority work to ensure that the funds are spent within the loan and subgrant periods, leaving bankruptcy funds for the next phase of cleanup.

A work authorization request was approved for site-wide remedial excavation work. The request is for $8,318,042.15, and will effectively exhaust the original $10M bankruptcy trust fund balance.

Enforce Responsibility and Due Diligence through Issuance of RP LettersThis year the Wisconsin DNR is using 128a grant funding to support our efforts to identify and track brownfield sites by issuing letters to the parties responsible (RP letters) under Wisconsin law for the investigation and cleanup of contaminated properties.

Wisconsin law requires that any hazardous substance discharges be reported to the state. Often when someone is doing due diligence and performs a Phase II assessment, they learn that hazardous substances were discharged on the property in the past. Sending an RP letter starts the process to investigate the contamination and determine the best way for the site to be remediated appropriately.

The Wisconsin DNR has undertaken outreach efforts to remind lenders, businesses, consultants and others about these notification requirements. During this grant period, the Wisconsin DNR sent out a total of 307 RP letters.

Redevelopment Assistance ToolsOver the grant period, the Wisconsin DNR provided written redevelopment assistance 132 times. The template documents for the tools listed below are developed, maintained and updated with 128(a) funding.

1. General liability clarification letters;

2. Liability clarification letters for lessees;

3. Liability exemption letters for contamination originated on another property;

4. Lender liability exemption letters;

5. Approval letters to build on abandoned landfills;

6. Cleanup agreements to allow cancellation of delinquent property taxes;

7. Cleanup agreements to allow direct assignment of title to third parties during tax foreclosure proceedings;

8. Negotiated cleanup agreements with local governments; and

9. Liability clarification letters for local governments.


For the third time in as many years, the Wisconsin DNR’s Natural Resources Board (NRB) got an up close and personal look at brownfields redevelopments during its annual “summer road trip,” when the board holds a meeting and conducts business in a location other than the usual Madison offices. Part of that trip also includes a tour of Wisconsin DNR projects and interests in the destination city. In the summer of 2017, the board made its way to Oak Creek, where brownfields projects abound.

As part of the members’ activities in the Milwaukee area the day before the board held its August meeting, the NRB had a chance to see several brownfields sites in the southeast region of the state during its tour of Oak Creek. Members got a walking tour of Drexel Town Square, previously the site of Delco Electronics, learning about its remediation and stormwater management features. From there, it was on to a tour of Lake Vista Park, part of the city’s formerly industrial lakefront, which wrapped up the Oak Creek portion of the tour. The group then visited Milwaukee’s Harbor District, including the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences and Milwaukee’s inner harbor. They heard from RR Program staff about remediation and redevelopment projects in the area, including The Freshwater Plaza project. The tour concluded at Erie Street Plaza, a small urban park built in 2010 near the confluence of the Milwaukee and Kinnickinnic rivers, featuring native grasses and illuminated benches.

In 2016, the NRB toured northern Wisconsin brownfields sites in Ashland, where they got a tour and presentation on the cleanup work at the Northern States Power Superfund site and were part of the Wisconsin DNR Secretary’s announcement that the city had recently received nearly $450,000 in Ready for Reuse and Wisconsin Assessment Monies awards. In 2015, the board toured several former brownfields in La Crosse. On that picture-perfect day in late June, members of the NRB got a first-hand look at a handful of redevelopment successes during a half-day tour, held as part of the board’s visit and official meeting in the city. The board visited several sites and heard short presentations from Wisconsin DNR staff, developers, and local officials.

Wisconsin DNR’s Natural Resources Board Keeps Brownfields in the Forefront of Agenda

The NRB brownfields tour concludes at Erie Street Plaza, a small urban park located at the confluence of the Milwaukee and Kinnickinnic rivers, featuring native grasses and illuminated

benches.


Bankruptcy “Proof of Claim” Helps Cleanup at Inner HarborThe RR Program’s inclusion into the bankruptcy proceedings of two former owners of a contaminated site, called “proof of claim,” is helping to ensure that a former coal storage and coke production site on Milwaukee’s waterfront gets cleaned up and put back to productive use. A 2016 review of bankruptcy filings revealed two potential parties that might be held responsible for the heavily contaminated site formerly known as the Solvay Coke and Gas Company. By filing proofs of claim, DNR is seeking $37.8 million from the two bankruptcy filers to help offset the cost of cleaning up historic contamination that dates to the early 1900s. As the bankruptcies proceeded, an additional potential responsible party (PRP) for the Solvay property stepped forward and expressed an interest in purchasing the contaminated site. In 2017, this PRP, through the bankruptcy court, was successful in purchasing the site outright from one of the bankrupt companies. With this purchase, the new owner now has control of the site and is working with Wisconsin DNR on remediation efforts. The Wisconsin DNR, through its proofs of claim, continues to participate in the bankruptcy proceedings. In the words of Dave Misky, Assistant Executive Director-Secretary of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, “…the City of Milwaukee has been working very closely with the new ownership and our goals for redevelopment of the site are seamlessly aligned. The future of the site and the harbor district is exciting.”

Act 204 Rulemaking UnderwayPassed on March 2, 2016, the 2015 Wisconsin Act 204 (“Act 204”) impacted Wisconsin’s environmental cleanup laws in several key ways. Act 204, which arose in part from recommendations made by the Brownfields Study Group (BSG), established new requirements and the opportunity to obtain the Voluntary Party Liability Exemption for sites with contaminated sediments, created new obligations to ensure the protectiveness of interim actions, and more. With help from external advisory groups, the Wisconsin DNR is now developing the rules needed to guide the public through the new Act 204 requirements and ensure that the regulatory code is up-to-date, clear, and straightforward. In its 2015 report, Investing in Wisconsin, the BSG discussed the economic and environmental importance of cleaning up waterfront brownfields while supporting waterfront redevelopment. The report described the complex policy and technical issues emerging at contaminated sediment sites and presented several recommendations regarding the way contaminated sediments are assessed, managed, and remediated. In alignment with these recommendations, Act 204 created financial responsibility requirements for the maintenance of engineering controls at contaminated sediment sites and imposed insurance and financial assurance requirements on contaminated sediment sites enrolled in the Wisconsin DNR’s Voluntary Party Liability Program. Act 204 made several other modifications to the law that stem from the BSG recommendations but relate to all types of contaminated media. The act also allows the agency to use continuing obligations to ensure that interim actions taken prior to site closure effectively minimize threats to human health or the environment. Wisconsin Administrative Code chapters NR 700-799, lay out the process for conducting investigation and remediation of contaminated sites. Amendments to these chapters will establish clear processes for meeting various financial assurance and insurance requirements, and will establish transparent methods by which the Wisconsin DNR may impose continuing obligations and processes for listing sites on the Wisconsin DNR’s database. The Wisconsin DNR, with guidance from the Contaminated Sediments External Advisory Group and the BSG, will ensure that sufficient detail, direction, and flexibility be available to allow members of the public to meet the new statutory requirements efficiently and without unnecessary costs. The Wisconsin DNR will continue with the rulemaking process, which includes holding public hearings and seeking review and approval by the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board, the state legislature, and the governor into the coming year.


City of Oshkosh Completes Last Phase of Riverfront Brownfields CleanupIn June 2017, the city of Oshkosh received the final Wisconsin DNR approval of the remediation of the former Mercury Marine facility on the Fox River. In 2006, the city acquired the closed facility from Mercury Marine with hopes to convert the property into a new and improved community asset. The city used EPA brownfields grants for assessment and cleanup work on the properties as well as state, city, and private funding.

This property housed industrial facilities since the mid-1800s. Past uses of the land include a lumber business, candle company, and a bulk fuel tank farm. The site was then owned by the Kiekhaefer Aeromarine Company who then sold it to Mercury Marine in the mid-1970s. A range of contamination types were identified at the site as well as several feet of waste fill across the entire property. Metals, petroleum contamination, and chlorinated compounds were identified in the soil and groundwater.

The city removed much of the contamination while using buildings and parking lots to serve as a cover over the residual contaminated soil. In addition, the cleanup included an innovative approach where they left one area of heavily contaminated soil under a newly created, city owned, small park. This park serves as a protective barrier, saves project funds and creates additional public green space. This park connects to a new public riverwalk and piers along the river. The city partnered with a private developer to build three high quality apartment buildings, two specifically for senior residents. The site went through the DNR’s Voluntary Party Liability Exemption (VPLE) program and received a Certificate of Completion in August 2017 which provides liability protections for current and future property owners.

A new public riverwalk provides additional community access to the waterfront.



Responding to BankruptciesThe RR Program staff continued to review bankruptcy filings during this reporting period. Five bankruptcy filings required additional case investigation due to environmental concerns. Program staff continued to monitor bankruptcy proceedings for two entities identified as Responsible Parties and Potential Responsible Parties for an inner harbor site in Milwaukee. The Wisconsin DNR receives notice of pending bankruptcy filings from the state Department of Justice. Program staff compare filing information to the Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment Tracking System to see if contamination issues exist at open remediation projects or at closed sites with continuing obligations. When additional case investigation needs arise, the RR Program bankruptcy coordinator solicits input from regional RR staff through a project manager (PM) worksheet. The PM worksheet identifies current and past uses of the listed properties in the bankruptcy filing, contamination concerns (e.g., spills, ongoing cleanups, etc.), whether or not cleanup work is needed, any Wisconsin DNR money spent at the site(s), along with future action recommendations. Based on the PM information, a bankruptcy team comprised of RR Program staff and legal staff decide what, if any, actions to take in response to the bankruptcy filing. Possible actions include filing a proof of claim to request a share of the assets for cleanup work or monitoring re-organization plans.

Wisconsin Plant Recovery InitiativeThe Wisconsin Plant Recovery Initiative (WPRI) is a Wisconsin DNR effort to help communities expedite the cleanup and revitalization of industrial and commercial facilities that have recently shut their doors. Each time a company announces a plant closing, the Wisconsin DNR offers to work with company officials and the community affected by the closing, to outline the company’s responsibilities to safeguard public health and the environment, and discuss the brownfield

resources available to both parties to help assess, clean up and redevelop the property. The Wisconsin DNR’s goal is to organize a Green Team meeting with the company and comprehensively discuss any obligations associated with air, waste, water and land issues.During this reporting period, the Wisconsin DNR identified 28 plant closings for contact and consultation. There were 18 letters sent to closing businesses and communities identifying environmental issues associated with the closings. The letters also outlined assistance options and opportunities for repurposing or redeveloping these shuttered sites. The remaining 10 closing businesses will receive letters after this reporting period if there were environmental issues identified during the triage checklist process.

Plant closings included: 1. Spirit Manufacturing (New Berlin)2. Brillion Iron Works (Brillion)3. Owens Corning Conwed Facility (Ladysmith)4. Gannett Publishing Services (Waupaca)5. TreeHouse Private Brands (Ripon)6. Masonite Corporation (Kewaunee)7. Terex Utilities (Waukesha)8. Gossen Corporation Facility #1 (Glendale)9. Gossen Corporation Facility #2 (Glendale)10. McKesson Corporation (La Crosse)11. River City Distribution (Watertown)12. Gannett Publishing Services (Wausau)13. River Steel Inc. (La Crosse)14. The Garvey Group LLC (Franklin)15. The Garvey Group LLC (Sturtevant)16. The Garvey Group LLC (Milwaukee)17. Babcock and Wilcox Universal (Beloit)18. Modern Equipment Co., LLC (Port Washington)19. Colony Brands, Inc. (Madison)20. H&CS, LLC (Green Bay)21. Imperial Laundry Services, LLC (Racine)22. Northern Steel Castings (Wis. Rapids)23. Northern Steel Castings 2nd Plant (Wis. Rapids)24. Black Bear Bottling Group LLC (Oak Creek)25. C.W. Carlson Company, Inc. (Madison)26. Thunder Pallet Inc. (Theresa)27. Thunder Pallet Inc. (Mayville)28. Appleton Coated LLC (Combined Locks)

Table 3 - Summary of Oversight and Enforcement ActivitiesMid-Year Numbers End of Year Totals Annual Targets

Trust Funds Spent on Cleanup (Bankruptcy) $10,294.77 $2,779,669.81 —

RP Letters Issued 151 307 —Redevelopment Assistance Tools 62 132 —Proofs of Claim Filed 1 1 —WPRI Letters Sent 6 18 —


Task 3: Mechanisms and Resources for Public Participation

Public and Stakeholder ParticipationBrownfield staff held 92 Green Team meetings with customers and hosted 25 workshops and/or stakeholder group meetings. The stakeholder meetings include the following: three Brownfields Study Group (BSG) meetings; two BSG Lender Liability Exemption Subcommittee meetings; six Contaminated Sediments External Advisory meetings; two Contaminated Materials External Advisory meetings.

Speaking EngagementsStaff gave 23 presentations to various brownfields audiences, including local government officials, community organizations, environmental consultants, attorneys, bankers, and other interested parties. See full list in Appendix 1.

Web PresenceIn this grant period, the RR Program updated and/or created 108 webpages for internal and/or external viewers. See full list in Appendix 1.

Media OutreachIn this grant period, the Wisconsin DNR participated in eight specific media events which include social media, press releases, TV interviews and news articles.

PublicationsWe continually create and update fact sheets and publications to ensure customers have accurate information. During this grant reporting period, we created 18 new publications and updated 87 publications.

RR Report NewslettersThe Remediation & Redevelopment Program published the RR Report newsletter on the following dates:

• 09/01/2016• 09/29/2016• 10/19/2016• 11/18/2016• 12/12/2016• 01/26/2017• 02/16/2017 (PECFA Edition)• 02/23/2017• 03/20/2017• 04/26/2017• 05/15/2017 (PECFA Edition)• 05/19/2017• 06/22/2017• 07/25/2017• 08/21/2017

The Wisconsin DNR’s Remediation and Redevelopment Program uses 128(a) funds to help develop outreach materials, maintain comprehensive webpages, coordinate Green Team meetings with interested communities, give presentations, market state and federal brownfield grants and loans, and coordinate the work of the Wisconsin Brownfields Study Group. The Wisconsin DNR’s public participation activities fall into two primary areas: public outreach activities and financial assistance to communities. A full list of public outreach activities is in Appendix I.

Table 4 - Summary of Public Participation ActivitiesMid-Year Numbers End of Year Totals Annual Targets

News Releases/Press Events or Articles 2 8 3RR Reports (e-newsletters) 8 15 12New and Updated Publications 31 105 10New and Updated Webpages 16 108 20Outreach Meetings (Green Team Meetings) 55 92 30Public Speaking Events 12 23 10Trainings/Stakeholder Meetings Held 16 25 3


The Issues & Trends outreach events, hosted by the Remediation and Redevelopment Program, is a popular series of monthly, noon-time conference calls and webinars that reached hundreds of environmental professionals and other interested groups, now in the third year of implementation. The Issues & Trends series is a major part of the RR Program’s commitment to reaching out to its stakeholders and partners on a regular basis.During this grant period, the following presentations were held:LNAPL Saturation Concepts 09/07/2016 76 distinct lines registeredA discussion about core-based saturation measuring, including new technologies that allow much improved imaging of LNAPL accumulations, especially as it pertains to recoverability and residual saturation concepts. Writing Clear Maintenance Plans for Sites with Continuing Obligations 10/05/201651 distinct lines registeredThis presentation provided environmental professionals with tools for writing maintenance plans that are easy for responsible parties to understand and implement. Organic Chemistry Refresher - Petroleum & Chlorinated Solvents 11/09/201652 distinct lines registeredThe 1.5 hour session was presented by Marquette University assistant professor Llanie Nobile, PhD. She discussed the volatility, solubility and reactivity of gasoline mixtures (fresh and weathered). Dr. Nobile then continued with volatile organic compounds, in particular – chlorinated solvents. Nomenclature and reactivity of chlorinated VOCs were also covered. Hazardous Waste Determinations and Management Options at Remediation Sites in Wisconsin 12/07/2016 68 distinct lines registeredAn overview of the RR Program’s “Guidance for Hazardous Waste Remediation,” with concentration on hazardous waste and contained out determinations, contaminated media management options and DNR review procedures. The Program

provided this training in part to respond to inquiries regarding guidance implementation and agency review procedures, including who has responsibility for making certain decisions. PCB Remediation in Wisconsin: How PCB Sample Results are Used, Cleanup Options and Steps 01/11/201751 distinct lines registeredThis webinar provided an overview of PCBs in Wisconsin, including a discussion of the “One Cleanup Program” agreement between DNR and EPA. The presentation outlined what Responsible Parties need to do when PCBs are discovered and how to work with the DNR and EPA to conduct the cleanup in the most efficient and cost-effective way.Environmental Issues for Demolition: Asbestos, Lead, PCBs and More 02/08/2017 78 distinct lines registered When facilities are undergoing renovation or demolition and asbestos containing materials could be disturbed, the requirements of the EPAs National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS) apply. The presentation discussed the asbestos inspection, notification and disposal requirements for demolition/renovations projects involving commercial/industrial facilities. A Preview and Discussion of the DNR’s New Vapor Intrusion Guidance - RR-800 Revisions 08/09/2017 64 distinct lines registeredThis presentation provided an overview of the RR Program’s new guidance on vapor intrusion – RR-800 – Addressing Vapor Intrusion at Remediation and Redevelopment Sites in Wisconsin. Originally published in 2010, the guidance warranted necessary revisions as knowledge and understanding of vapor intrusion has grown. The guidance is being readied for public comment and includes such updates as commissioning and inspecting vapor mitigation systems, mitigating vapor risk in new construction, and evaluating and addressing potential vapor risk in large commercial and industrial buildings.

Successful Issues & Trends Series an Outreach Staple


Cleanup and Redevelopment Events Draw HundredsOutreach to the Wisconsin DNR’s brownfields and cleanup customers took front and center stage this year as the Remediation and Redevelopment Program coordinated and hosted two conferences; one in early November and one – held twice in two locations – in April.

The first, held November 2, 2016 in Stevens Point, had as its primary audience local government leaders and staff, with knowledge of brownfields redevelopment running the gamut from novice to seasoned professional. The conference, Brownfields 101: Redevelopment Resources for Local Governments, was a one-day event for nearly 150 people that covered a range of non-technical land recycling issues. Participants heard from developers, researchers, local government colleagues and others about the tools and strategies to capitalize on underused or abandoned properties.

The RR Program concentrated on technical topics for its Consultants’ Days conferences, held in 2017 on April 12 in Stevens Point and on April 20 in Pewaukee. The two events attracted nearly 300 guests and Wisconsin DNR staff to central and southeast Wisconsin for the day-long events which covered the latest developments in the RR Program, mostly related to achieving successful and timely case closure.

Participants learned about a number of updates, including changes to BRRTS on the Web and RR Sites Map, site investigation completeness, and new tools for vapor intrusion outreach. Guests also had opportunities to meet and speak with staff directly during “conversation corner” sessions.

Support from 128a funding allowed the Wisconsin DNR to host these conferences, helping to meet work plan objectives Task 1: Timely Survey and Inventory and Task 3: Mechanisms and Resources for Public Participation. The RR Program is planning another conference specifically for local government leaders in 2018.

DNR vapor intrusion team leader Alyssa Sellwood chats with a guest during Consultants’ Day 2017.

Developers (from l to r) Mark Geall, Randy Stadtmueller, and Marvin Wanders share insights and experience with an

audience of local government leaders during Brownfields 101.


Financing can make or break a redevelopment project; however, lenders are often wary of the environmental liabilities associated with brownfields redevelopments. In order to encourage lenders to finance these projects, Wisconsin state law exempts lenders from environmental liabilities for a range of lending activities, if they meet certain statutory conditions. In its 2015 report, Investing in Wisconsin, the Brownfields Study Group (BSG) recognized that Wisconsin’s liability exemption for lenders had recently turned 20 years old, and noted that the lending industry had evolved significantly over those two decades. The BSG recommended that a subset of the BSG meet with stakeholders to examine whether the exemption remains useful and relevant in light of current lending practices and regulations. Between May 2016 and April 2017, a group of Wisconsin DNR personnel, lenders, attorneys, and trade organizations met five times to discuss, in a

public forum, the various components of the state’s lender liability exemption and analyze whether the current exemption meets the needs of lenders and the public. In April 2017, this group of professionals formed a list of recommendations for the BSG, which will consider the proposed items at an upcoming public meeting. During this effort, the Wisconsin DNR renewed its outreach efforts and strengthened partnerships with the lending community. The Wisconsin DNR reviewed its lender factsheets and updated and republished several guidance documents. The Wisconsin Bankers Association helped the Wisconsin DNR reach the WBA members by authoring informational articles in its membership publications and by distributing Wisconsin DNR’s guidance at its compliance forums, and including information in teaching materials for its compliance courses. Wisconsin DNR staff continue to reach out to bankers and lenders at statewide conferences and via Green Team meetings.

It was months in the making, but on August 15, 2017 the RR Program’s newsletter - the RR Report - officially changed from a monthly PDF-based publication into an online newsfeed.This new format for the RR Report offers greater functionality over its predecessor. Notably, it is searchable by category, tag, or by keyword. As staff add content, the search feature grows more robust. It will also be more timely, as program staff update the newsfeed content every two to three weeks – or sooner as time-sensitive content requires – instead of monthly. And since the new online version has its own “real estate” on the Internet, anyone can visit the site any time they’d like…with or without a subscription to the Wisconsin DNR’s GovDelivery notification service. While anyone can check the RR Report newsfeed, http://rr-report.blogs.govdelivery.com/, at any time, at the beginning of every month email notification subscribers receive an email summary

of all the articles posted during the previous month. Regardless, if there are time sensitive news or events, the Wisconsin DNR will send out separate announcement emails. The online newsletter is another product that represents the RR Program’s commitment to communication and outreach. Along with Consultants’ Day events and monthly webinars or conference calls to staff and customers, the RR Report in its new format is expected to become a reliable, go-to source for news and information related to cleanup and redevelopment in Wisconsin.

Remediation and Redevelopment’s New and Improved Online Newsletter

Engaging Real Estate Lenders in Brownfields Redevelopment Projects


Task 4: Mechanisms for Approval of Cleanup Plans, Verifications and CertificationsCompleted CleanupsThe Wisconsin DNR approved 339 completed cleanups during this grant year. A completed cleanup means that the Wisconsin DNR has reviewed all relevant technical submittals related to environmental investigation and contaminant remediation activities and found them complete. Closure submittals are reviewed by regional technical committees to ensure statewide consistency in case closure decisions. The regional hydrogeologist assigned to the case sends a case closure letter signed by the regional team supervisor to the responsible party after cleanup is approved. The region also enters the case closure information into the Wisconsin Remediation and Redevelopment Database (WRRD).

Audits of Institutional ControlsOwners of property in Wisconsin with residual contamination are responsible for maintaining any continuing obligations imposed as a condition of case closure. The Remediation and Redevelopment (RR) Program establishes continuing obligations and defines these obligations in either the closure letter or for sites closed before June 2006 in deed restrictions. For example, if the Wisconsin DNR approved a cleanup where residual contamination continues to exist under a parking lot, the property owner is required to maintain the parking lot to certain standards. This requirement also applies to all future property owners. Information about continuing obligations is publically available on WRRD.

The Wisconsin DNR conducts audits to evaluate compliance with continuing obligations. The types of sites audited have consisted largely of closed sites with some type of cover over residual contamination; a structural impediment that restricted investigation and cleanup in some areas of the site; sites with an industrial land use restriction; or sites where a vapor mitigation system is required.For the reporting period of September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017, 58 sites were audited to determine compliance with conditions of closure. Since 2004, approximately 715 sites have been audited; a few sites have been audited more than once. As of September 2017, 96 sites have required follow up and 78 have returned to compliance. The RR Program staff update WRRD as more sites return to compliance.

Voluntary Party Liability ExemptionsIn this grant year, the Wisconsin DNR approved six new Certificates of Completion (COC) for Voluntary Party Liability Exemptions (VPLE). Three new applications to VPLE were received.A VPLE follows a thorough environmental investigation and cleanup at a contaminated property. This option is provided in state law and removes future liability for the specified response action. The Certificate of Completion can be passed along to future owners of the property. The certificate can help with real estate transactions where prospective purchasers have concerns about contamination, assuring them that the entire property has been cleaned up to the satisfaction of the Wisconsin DNR.

Table 5 - Summary of Mechanisms for Cleanup Approval, Verifications and Certification ActivitiesMid-Year Numbers End of Year Totals Annual Targets

Audits of Institutional Contols 0 25 25Average Staff Hours per Audit 0 10 12Acres Ready for Reuse 531 1547 —Approved/Completed Cleanups (Closure Decisions) 148 339 300New Requests to Enter Voluntary Party Liability Exemptions (VPLE) Program 3 8 5

New VPLE Certificates of Completion 3 6 —Cumulative Wisconsin VPLE Certificates 167 170 —


Task 5: Establish and Maintain the Public Record

RR Sites MapRR Sites map is an internet accessible mobile and desktop mapping application. The primary purpose of RR Sites Map is to display the sites that are undergoing or have completed cleanup or have received financial or liability assistance, which are listed on BRRTS on the Web (BOTW). Each site links directly to related information in the database. RR Sites Map also contains other relevant data that is useful in finding a property or is relevant to a cleanup.

The Silverlight version of the application retired in April 2017. The new mobile ready application has different sets of tools available to users depending on what device is used to access the application. The desktop and tablet version have the most comprehensive tool set because of the additional screen space available. The handheld version is basic, which allows the user access to the most commonly used tools without getting overwhelmed with too much functionality on a small screen.

New additional tools include:

1. A “Find Site” button to search for BRRTS #, Activity Name or FID. This tool works with or without dashes in the BRRTS #; and

2. An image slider tool which allows the user to compare imagery years by moving the slider back and forth. Currently we have images for 2010 and 2015. The tool is located in the basemaps button near the scale bar.

Future updates include:

1. A sign-in option for viewing internal data layers,

2. Updating the layer names for sites with continuing obligations, and

3. Some enhancements to the drawing and measurement tools.

Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment Tracking System During this grant year, the Remediation and Redevelopment Program completed upgrades to the primary database tracking application, Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment Tracking System (BRRTS). These items add functionality to the application, and include many features which will support future additions to our web-based viewer application, BRRTS on the Web (BOTW) and our GIS Application, RR Sites Map (RRSM).

The database development team, through the efforts of the records management sub-team, continued to develop procedures and to make more documents publicly accessible through BOTW. The database development team is now beginning to explore other electronic submittal and e-payment options.

The GIS development team upgraded the RRSM application to HTML5. This change makes the application more user friendly to our customers and runs on both mobile and desktop platforms.

Table 6 - Summary of Public Record ActivitiesMid-Year Numbers End of Year Totals Annual Targets

Searches Performed in BRRTS on the Web 50,245 104,842 —Files or Images Downloaded from BRRTS on the Web 51,081 93,021 —

Sites with Active Cleanups 3,044 2,993 —


Task 6: Enhance Response Program or Cleanup CapacityIn this reporting period, the Wisconsin DNR provided financial assistance to communities and property owners through the Ready for Reuse and Wisconsin Assessment Monies programs. In addition, the RR Program provided support to federal brownfields grant applicants by providing letters of acknowledgement.

Since 2004, the Wisconsin Brownfields Coalition, which includes the Wisconsin DNR and several regional planning commissions, has received $10.754 million in traditional EPA Revolving Loan Funds.

The Wisconsin DNR’s RR Program administers the funds as the Ready for Reuse Program. The program offers loans and sub-grants to local governments, tribes and non-profits to help with environmental cleanup of hazardous substances or petroleum at brownfields throughout Wisconsin. During this period staff continued to work with existing award recipients to move their projects forward. Work under two awards at the Roffers’ Property in Ashland concluded and the city has put out a Request for Proposals for redevelopment of the site. The city plans to include the parcel in a larger redevelopment effort and convert the former industrial property to residential and mixed use.

The Wisconsin DNR promotes the Ready for Reuse Program through its website, at Green Team meetings, in RR Report newsletters, and in various publications such as the Financial Resource Guide for Cleanup & Redevelopment. As a result, RR Program staff respond to numerous Ready for Reuse general inquiries which indicates high program awareness and a strong funding need.

The Wisconsin Assessment Monies (WAM) Program provides contractor services for environmental assessment at brownfields sites throughout Wisconsin where closed or closing industrial plants act as impediments to redevelopment. Since 2009, the EPA has awarded the Wisconsin Brownfields Coalition $2.7 million in Brownfield Area-Wide Assessment grants, which the Wisconsin DNR’s RR Program administers. Awarding services rather than funding takes the administrative burden of managing a grant off the award recipient, empowering even micro communities to take charge of brownfields.

The Wisconsin DNR awards contractor services for Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, and limited site investigation work at selected sites. Sites in this program are generally less than 10 acres and have petroleum or hazardous substance contamination that can be assessed for less than $35,000. An estimated 69 percent of WAM awards have been made to communities with populations of less than 10,000 people.

FY16 Assessment Funds and Statements of QualificationsIn May 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the award of a $600,000 federal site assessment grant to the Wisconsin DNR’s RR Program on behalf of the Wisconsin Brownfields Coalition. The grant will be used to perform Phase I, Phase II environmental assessments, and Wis. Admin. Code § NR 716 site investigations. $480,000 will be directed to sites with potential or known hazardous substance contamination. In October 2016 the Wisconsin DNR received the funds from the EPA. Using these hazardous substances funds, the Wisconsin DNR estimates conducting approximately 10 Phase I assessments, that are compliant with the requirements of All Appropriate Inquiry and ASTM Standard E1527-13, 12 Phase II environmental assessments; and up to six Wis. Admin. Code § NR 716 limited site investigations.

The Wisconsin DNR will focus the remaining funds on sites with potential or known petroleum contamination. The petroleum assessment funds are anticipated to fund an estimated three Phase I assessments, three Phase II assessments, and one site investigation.During this grant reporting period, the Wisconsin DNR responded to 11 potential WAM Contractor Services requests. Eight of these requests have received approval, two requests are pending approval and one request was ineligible. See Table 7

Wisconsin Assessment Monies Update

Ready for Reuse Update


Table 7 - Wisconsin Assessment Monies Awards - 104(k) Assessment Funds

LOCATION FACILITY AWARDED SERVICESFY 16 Assessment Funds (BF 00E02021): Funds were available October 2016

Horicon, WI Former Gardner Sites Waiting for additional information from applicant.

Green Bay, WI Fabry Glove Not eligible. Edgerton, WI Lawton Street Site Phase II is ongoing.Stoughton, WI Millfab Holley Moulding Phase II is ongoing.

Oshkosh, WI Waite Grass Rug Factory Phase II is complete.East Troy, WI CMERT Phase II is ongoing.Land O’ Lakes, WI Nagel Lumber Phase II is ongoing.Owen, WI Owen Manufacturing Phase I and Limited SI completed.Ashalnd, WI Ashland Ore Dock Phase I completed. Phase II is ongoing.Milwaukee, WI 401 E. Greenfield Site Decision to award services is pending.Pittsville, WI Former Fur Foods/Right-Of-Way Phase II is ongoing.

for a listing of site locations, facilities, and awarded services.

During this reporting period, the Wisconsin DNR completed its review of eligible environmental consultants to perform the environmental assessment work under this new grant. Department staff conducted interviews in September 2016. As a result of this review and interviews conducted, the Wisconsin DNR selected the following consultants to perform the environmental assessments under this grant:

1. AECOM (1555 N. River Center Drive, Suite 214, Milwaukee, WI, 53212)2. The Sigma Group (1300 West Canal Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233)3. Bay West (Five Empire Drive, Saint Paul, MN 55103)4. Ramaker & Associates (855 Community Drive, Sauk City, WI 53583)

Three of the consultants have received EPA approval of their Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs). One QAPP has been conditionally approved, pending receipt of updated documents.


Table 8 - Summary of Program Enhancement ActivitiesMid-Year Numbers End of Year Numbers End of Year Targets

Ready for Reuse Loans and Grants 0 0 —Wisconsin Assessment Monies Awards 2 8 —Petroleum Eligibility Letters 11 12 —EPA Brownfield Grants - Acknowledgement Letters 19 19 —

Petroleum Eligibility LettersIn this reporting period, the Wisconsin DNR provided 12 eligibility determinations for petroleum assessment or cleanup using an EPA brownfields grant:

1. 531 Broadway, Green Bay

2. 101 & 210 Main Street, 235 Wisconsin, and 120 Church Street, Neenah

3. 239 Arndt Street, Green Bay

4. 212 Johnson and 217 Main Street, Hartford

5. 1512 Washington Street, Manitowoc

6. 205 North 8th Street, Manitowoc

7. N116 W16261 and N116 W16257 Main Street and the Squire Drive parcel, Germantown

8. Slinger Foundry Parking Lot, Slinger

9. Former Gehl Co. Property, Main and Water Streets, West Bend

10. 1843 North 30th Street, Milwaukee

11. 1031 Maryland Avenue, Sheboygan

12. Former Blaine Property, West Bend

Federal Acknowledgement LettersThe Wisconsin DNR provides letters of acknowledgement for non-tribal entities applying for EPA brownfields grants. Combined, Wisconsin communities and other development groups requested $5.42 million in FY17 federal grant funds.

Acknowledgement letters were provided to:

• City of Wausau (Community-wide Assessment)

• Sheboygan County (Community-wide Assessment)

• City of Green Bay (Community-wide Assessment)

• Washington County (Brownfields Coalition Assessment)

• City of Janesville (Community-wide Assessment)

• Forest County Potawatomi Community (Assessment)

• City of Wauwatosa (Community-wide Assessment)

• Southwestern Regional Planning Commission (Brownfields Coalition Assessment)

• City of Eau Claire (Community-wide Assessment)

• City of Manitowoc (Community-wide Assessment)

• Community Development Authority of the City of Manitowoc (Site Specific Assessment)

• Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission (Community-wide Assessment)

• UW - Eau Claire Blugold Real Estate Foundation (Two Hazardous Materials Cleanups)

• City of Racine (Community-wide Assessment)• Redevelopment Authority of the City of

Milwaukee (Two Clean-up, Community-wide Assessment and Site Specific Assessment)

Appendix I - Public Outreach Activities (September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017)

Appendix 1 Green Team Meetings 128a Final Report FY16-17

Green Team Meeting Date

Subject Site Site Location

09/07/2016 Monroe County Monroe County

09/07/2016 City of Sparta Sparta Manufacturing site

09/16/2016 Jeld-Wen Property 228 W 6th Ave, Oshkosh

09/20/2016 Proposed College-Howell Self Storage Site Oak Creek, WI

09/23/2016 Polar Ware 2806 N 15th St, Sheboygan

10/04/2016 860 Lincoln Ave, Fennimore Fennimore

10/04/2016 106 Cady St., Watertown Watertown, WI

10/06/2016 Beaver Cleaners 111 W Maple Ave. Beaver Dam

10/14/2016 City of Eau Claire City of Eau Claire

10/18/2016 Several sites in MenomonieWestern and Northern region of Wisconsin

10/19/2016 Black River Falls NA

10/19/2016 NA Dunn County

10/20/2016 Salvage yard and an old feed mill Town of Northfield

10/21/2016 Dunn County Dunn County

10/26/2016 RR Donnelly Property460 Ahnaip St/Curtis Reed Plaza, Menasha

10/26/2016 Oak Creek Storage & Handling (Eastern Portion) Oak Creek

10/28/2016 Delafield Landfill Delafield

11/01/2016 Schneider Iron & Metal Inc Aurora, Florence County

11/04/2016 Former New Page Mill Site Kimberly

11/07/2016Fmr Gardner Manufacturing/Kansas St. Site/Davidson Property

263 Kansas St.

11/14/2016 Three sites City of Colfax

11/14/2016 Two sites City of Bloomer

11/15/2016Green Bay & Western RR Co and Riverfront Property: Shipyard Project

Green Bay

11/17/2016 Buckstaff Property Oshkosh

11/17/2016 three sites Marathon City

11/17/2016 Mfg plant Auburndale

11/17/2016 NA Marshfield

11/18/2016 A Sturm & Sons - Old Butter Plt Manawa

11/22/2016 Northfield salvage yard and feed mill Town of Northfield

11/29/2016 Brillion Iron Works 200 Park Avenue

11/30/2016 Manufacturing plant River Falls

11/30/2016 NA River Falls

11/30/2016 two properties Spring Valley




12/01/2016 103 Cady St. Watertown

12/01/2016 Salvage yard and a feed mill Northfield

12/02/2016 Coakley Property, Former Tannery 1031 Maryland Ave

12/03/2016 NA Jackson County

12/03/2016 NA Sparta

12/07/2016 Nunn Bush Mfg Co (former) Edgertown

12/14/2016 Klenke Garage12026 Garrett Bay Road, Ellison Bay

01/31/2017 Berlin (Grede) Foundry 242 South Pearl Street

01/31/2017 Old Safeguard Property114 Pierce Street & 119 Commercial Street, Berlin

02/03/2017 7123 & 7124 Hwy 73, York York, WI

02/09/2017 Former New Page Mill 433 N Main St, Kimberly

02/15/2017 N. Bookend Redevelopment Site Hartford

02/16/2017 Larsen Green N Broadway, Green Bay, WI

02/22/2017 General Monroe County Regional Area

02/23/2017 Monroe County Monroe County Regional Area

02/23/2017 New Lisbon New Lisbon

02/27/2017 Bloomer sites Bloomer and surrounding area

02/27/2017 Brownfield sites on rail New Auburn

02/27/2017 Two sites Sand Creek

03/01/2017 Sites throughout county Menomonie, Boyceville

03/01/2017 County sites Dunn County03/03/2017 Three sites Wisconsin Rapids03/03/2017 Metal Plating Plant Necedah03/05/2017 USDA, Barron Barron

03/09/2017 sites in and around the city City of New Auburn

03/09/2017 Bloomer sitesBloomer Factory on rail, feed mill

03/14/2017 sites in and around Menomonie Menomonie

03/14/2017 Former Mobile Blasting and Painting Site1604 S. 43rd Street, West Milwaukee

03/23/20177th Ave & Flynn Ave (Foresight Development Property)

3845 East American Avenue, Oak Creek

03/24/2017 Mid America Steel Drum Company, Inc.8570 South Chicago Road, Oak Creek

03/27/2017 Bradley Property Holdings II Menomonee Falls

04/13/2017 F V Steel and Wire Company 111 N Douglas St

04/13/2017 Bank of Baldwin Baldwin

04/13/2017 City of Boyceville City of Boyceville




04/13/2017 NA Village of Woodville

04/14/2017 BMO Harris Bank Menomonie

05/02/2017 Tecumseh1604 Michigan Ave, New Holstein

05/02/2017 Former South Milwuakee Landfill South Milwaukee

05/03/2017 Brillion Iron Works 200 Park Avenue, Brillion

05/09/2017 Algoma Hardwoods (Masonite) 1001 Perry St, Algoma

05/16/2017 Closed City of Mellen Landfill City of Mellen

05/19/2017 former gas station City of Boyceville

05/31/2017 Monomer Tank Farm - S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Sturtevant

06/12/2017 Drexel Town Square Oak Creek

06/26/2017 City of Green Bay redevelopment sites Various

07/17/2017 Former New Page Mill 433 N Main St, Kimberly

07/21/2017 Former Marquette School Kewaunee

07/25/2017 Algoma Hardwoods/Masonite 1001 Perry St, Algoma

07/31/2017 Barton Products FMR Prism Mfg Facility 4991 Hron Rd, West Bend

08/08/2017 St. Feriole Island Prairie du Chien08/10/2017 Sandies Dry Cleaner 513 Grand Ave, Little Chute

08/17/2017 Former Wabash Alloys Site Oak Creek

08/23/2017 Sandies Dry Cleaner 513 Grand Ave, Little Chute

08/28/2017 Brownfield site Village of Lyndon Station

Appendix 1 128a Final Report FY 16-17

09/15/2016 Small Town Forum Eagle09/20/2016 City of Shell Lake Shell Lake Ctr for the Arts

09/22/2016 Remediation Workshop Wauwatosa

09/27/2016 Underground Storage Tank Boot Camp Radisson, Green Bay

10/04/2016 WEDC Regional Group Eau Claire Phoenix Park Royal Credit Union

10/05/2016 DNR Waste & Materials Mgmt. Statewide Wisconsin Dells10/13/2016 Wisconsin Elevator Symposium Lake Geneva10/20/2016 Pepin/Pierce Joint Towns County Unit Meeting Plum City

10/25/2016 UW-Parkside Class UW-Parkside

11/03/2016 Jackson County Towns Association County Unit Meeting Black River Falls

11/18/2016 Decorah Elementary School West Bend02/22-23/2017

Monroe County Economic Deveopment Conference Warrens

04/24/2017 Elementary School Presentation Swanson Elementary

04/14/2017Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

UW-Fox Valley - Menasha

05/11/2017 Better Brite Tour Better Brite SF site location05/18/2017 WI Lenders Association Annual Conference WI Dells06/02/2017 Eau Claire Sustainable Awards Eau Claire06/08/2017 Women's Business Conference Eau Claire06/12/2017 Career Talk Lighthouse Youth Center, Milwaukee06/19/2017 Career Talk Lighthouse Youth Center, Milwaukee

08/16/2017Menekaunee Harbor Park & Boat Launch (lower Menominee River Area of Concern Clean Up & Restoration

Marinette

08/29/2017 Staff Brownfields Training Eau Claire

08/31/2017 Staff Brownfields Training Eau Claire

09/07/2016 Issues & Trends Webinar: LNAPL Saturation Concepts NA

09/12/2016 Contaminated Materials Mgmt. Advisory Group Meeting Madison

09/19/2016 Contaminated Sediments Advisory Group Meeting Madison

10/05/2016Issues & Trends Webinar: Writing Clear Maintenance Plans for Sites with Continuing Obligations

NA

10/07/2016 Brownfields Study Group Meeting Milwaukee10/24/2016 Contaminated Sediments Advisory Group Meeting Madison

11/07/2016 BSG Lender Liability Exemption Subcommittee Meeting Madison

11/09/2016Issues & Trends Webinar: Organic Chemistry Refresher - Petroleum & Chlorinated Solvents

NA

11/02/2016Brownfields 101: Redevelopment Resources for Local Governments seminar

Stevens Point

12/03/2016 Open House of Former Newton Tn Gravel Pit Site Manitowoc

Speaking Engagements

Workshops, Trainings & Stakeholder Meetings Hosted


12/07/2016Issues & Trends Webinar: Hazardous Waste Determinations and Management Options at Remediation Sites in Wisconsin

NA

01/11/2017Issues & Trends Webinar: PCB Remedation in Wisconsin: How PCB Sample Results are Used, Cleanup Options and Steps

NA

01/24/2017 Howards Bay Public Meeting Howards Bay02/08/2017 Contaminated Sediments Advisory Group Meeting Madison

02/08/2017Issues & Trends Webinar: Environmental Issues for Demolition: Asbestos, Lead, PCBs and More

NA

02/10/2017 Brownfields Study Group Meeting Madison

04/04/2017 Contaminated Materials Mgmt. Advisory Group Meeting Waukesha

04/06/2017 BSG Lender Liability Exemption Subcommittee Meeting Madison

04/12/2017 Consultants Days' Seminar Stevens Point04/20/2017 Consultants Days' Seminar Pewaukee

05/08/2017Geologic Field Trip for Marinette High School - Environmental Geology class

NE Wisconsin & Upper Michigan

05/11/2017 Brownfields Study Group Meeting Milwaukee05/31/2017 Contaminated Sediments Advisory Group Meeting Madison

07/26/2017Public Information Meeting at Badger Army Ammunition Plant

Baraboo

08/09/2017Issues & Trends Webinar: A Preview and Discussion of the DNR's new Vapor Intrusion Gudiance

NA

10/03/2016Beans & Brew Brownfields Video social media post on Wisconsin DNR Facebook page

Social media

12/09/2016

TV Report interviewing Roxanne Chronert, RR Program Supervisor regarding Mercury spill incidents throughout the state and about the dangers of breathing mercury vapors

NE Wisconsin

01/17/2017

TV Report interviewing Keld Lauridsen, Hydrogeologist, about general interest in a large vacant property and discussion of what would commonly happen for a potentially contaminated site

NE Wisconsin

03/07/2017Wisconsin DNR press release - Oshkosh, Stoughton to Benefit from DNR Brownfields Awards

Statewide

03/17/2017TV Report interviewing Roxanne Chronert, RR Program Supervisor following up of the mercury spill

NE Wisconsin

03/20/2017

Media event at Oshkosh "State of the City" Address & Awards highlighting collaboration of downtown redevelopment and riverwalk development. Award from city to DNR as a community partner.

NE Wisconsin

04/26/2017Wisconsin DNR press release - Three Northern Communities Receive State Brownfields Awards

Statewide

06/26/2017TV Report - Jenna Borski, Hydrogeologist provided complex history, current status and next steps for the former simmons facility in New London

NE Wisconsin

Media Events/Articles/Releases

RR Report Newsletters


09/01/2016 01/26/2017 PECFA Special 05/15/201709/29/2016 PECFA Special 02/16/2017 05/19/201710/19/2016 02/23/2017 06/22/201711/18/2016 03/20/2017 07/25/201712/12/2016 04/26/2017 08/21/2017

RR-5317Notice for Termination or Amendment of a Deed Restriction

Revised

RR-077Quick Reference Guide: Financial Programs Organized by Eligible Expenses

New

RR-5514Notice for Termination or Amendment of a Notice of Contamination under Wis. Admin. NR 728.11

New

RR-067Vapor Intrusion Investigation Information Sheet for Neighbors

New

RR-690 Guidance for Electronic Submittals for the RR Program Revised

RR-5497a Request to Reactivate PECFA Site/Cost Eligibility Revised

NR-073Request for Exemption from Location Criteria of NR 718.12(1)(c) for Managing Soil as an Immediate Action

New

NR-071 NR 718.12 Sample Results Notification NewNR-967 NR 700 Process & Timeline Overview RevisedNR-072 Recommended Format for Exemption Request NewRR-052e RR Program's RCL Spreadsheet Revised

NR-060Management of Contaminated Soil and Other Solid Wastes Wis. Admin. Code NR 718.12 and 718.15

New

Form 4400-211

Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Program Reimbursement Application

Revised

RR-5194Confidentiality of EPA Site Assessment and Superfund Documents

Revised

RR-078Temporary water for private well users affected by fecal bacteria contamination from livestock – NR 738

New

RR-079 Calculating Soil RCLs for PAHs New

RR-054Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Remediation and Redevelopment Program 128(a) Grant Mid-Year Report

New

Form 4400-280

Archived

Form 4400-225

Notification for Hazardous Substances Discharge (Non-Emergency only)

Revised

RR-024 Environmental Contractors List RevisedRR-993 PECFA Consulting Firms RevisedRR-994 PECFA Consultants RevisedRR-5512 Records Management & Digitization Guidance RevisedRR-024 Environmental Contractors List RevisedRR-5154 Web Operating Plan Revised

RR-055Local Government Environmental Liability Exemptions in Wisconsin

New

RR-5193 RR Publication and Guidance Primer Revised

Publications


RR-5195New Determination Regarding Investigation of Contamination Letter

Revised

RR-5196 RP Letter to Request Additional Information Revised

RR-5236Post-Closure Liability Clarification - Conditions for Reopening (Sample GLC Letter)

Revised

RR-890Maintenance Plan Example Template for a Straightforward Site

Revised

RR-5312 Model letter: LGU Exemption Query - No fee Revised

RR-5351Model Letter: Final Closure by Committee with NR 140 Exemption Language and all Continuing Obligations

Revised

RR-973 Environmental Contamination and Your Real Estate Revised

RR-819 Continuing Obligations for Environmental Protection Revised

RR-5191Outreach Team Recommendation: Publications to include with RP Letters

Revised

RR-5375 Green Team Meeting Procedures Revised

RR-5380Model Letter: Notification of Closure Approval (with Continuing Obligations)

Revised

RR-5494UPDATED Procedures for Requesting Legal Opinions and Other Assistance from Bureau of Legal Services (BLS)

Revised

4400-301Application for Removal of Abandoned Underground Petroleum Storage Tank

New

RR-5406 RP Rescind Letter RevisedRR-5420 RP Letter - Reopener RevisedRR-679 Brownfields and Comprehensive Planning RevisedRR-083a U&C Invoice #22 New

RR-912Wisconsin Remediation and Redevelopment Database WRRD

Revised

RR-5518RR Program GovDelivery Newsfeed Tool Guidance for Posting Content

New

RR-082 NR 700 Semi-Annual Site Progress Report new4400-309 PECFA Consultant Registration Form New4400-310 PECFA Consulting Firm Registration Form New

RR-941Important Information for Appealing a PECFA Claim Decision

Revised

RR-559 DNR Staff Provide Spill Response and Support Revised

RR-560Immediate Reporting Required for Hazardous Substance Spills

Revised

RR-604 Hazardous Substance Spills in Wisconsin Revised

RR-710Mechanical and Chemical/Biological Spill Response Methods

Revised

RR-5469 Model Letter: Closure Denial Revised

4400-290 Deductible Financial Hardship Application - PECFA form Revised

4400-291 PECFA Remedial Action Fund Application Form RevisedRR-5422 Basic Lender Liability Clarification Template Letter RevisedRR-5489 Quick Legal Citation Reference Guide Revised

RR-5194Memo: Confidentiality of Pre-Remedial Superfund Documents

Revised


RR-690Guidance for Electronic Submittals for the Remediation and Redevelopment Program

Revised

4400-292 PECFA Agent Assignment Revised4400-293 PECFA Assignment of Reimbursement Revised4400-306 PECFA Promissory Note Revised4400-295 PECFA Claim Submittal Checklist RevisedRR-946 PECFA Forms Revised

RR-947 PECFA Site Reporting and Contract Notification Due Dates Archived

4400-308 PECFA Site Reactivation Request Template - Internal form Revised

RR-5449 Open Records Requests - Additional Guidance for RR Revised

RR-083Usual and Customary Standardized Invoice #22 (July 2017 - December 2017)

New

RR-942 PECFA Claim and Cost Eligibility Overview RevisedRR-993 Reigstered PECFA consulting firms RevisedRR-994 Registered PECFA consultants RevisedRR-5509 RR Program Outreach Plan New

RR-057Frequently Asked Questions about the Voluntary Party Liability Exemption (VPLE)

New

RR-5507Steps to take when Reasonable Access is Denied for Vapor Intrusion Investigation or Mitigation

New

RR-5508Note to File Template - Access Denied for Vapor Instrusion Investigation or Mitigation

New

RR-063Governor's Council Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Program 5 Year Program Evaluation - 2016

New

RR-068 Usual and Customary Cost Schedule (UCCS) #21 NewRR -068a Usual and Customary Cost Schedule (UCCS) #21 NewRR-069 Usual and Customary Task Reference Guide New

4400-196Lender Liability Exemption Environmental Assessment Tracking

Updated

RR-024 Environmental Services Contractor List Updated

RR-560fImmediate Reporting Required for Hazardous Substance Spills

Updated

RR-619 General Liability Clarification Letters (Fact Sheet 11) Updated

RR-5131Approval to Proceed in the Voluntary Party Liability Exemption

Updated

RR-661Insurance for Voluntary Party Liability Exemption (VPLE) Sites Using Natural Attenuation - Information and Fee Schedule

Updated

RR-671Using Natural Attenuation to Clean Up Contaminated Groundwater: What Landowners Should Know

Updated

RR-679 Brownfields and Comprehensive Planning Updated

RR-882Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund (DERF) Program Highlights

Updated

4400-233Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund (DERF) - Site Investigation Bid Forms and Bid Summary

Updated

RR-717Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund (DERF) - Site Investigation Bid Cover Sheet Instructions

Updated

RR-5238 Checklist for Evaluating Lenders EA Submittals Updated

RR-5318 NR 728.11 Model Notice of Contamination Updated


RR-5323 Superfund Site Assessment Site Selection Process Updated

RR-750Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund (DERF) - Bid Requirements

Updated

RR-753Wisconsin Ready for Reuse Program - Hazardous Substance Loans and Grants

Updated

4400-238Ready for Reuse Program - Hazardous Substance Loan and Grant

Updated

4400-280 GIS Registry Cover Sheet Form - Form Updated

RR-867Wisconsin Ready for Reuse Program - Petroleum Loans and Grants

Updated

RR-894 Kenosha Engine Plant Investigation and Cleanup Updated

RR-5427When is Indoor Air Sampling Necessary at Sites with a Possible Vapor Intrusion Pathway?

Updated

RR-5432Advance Installment Payment Plans for Closure and GIS Review

Updated

RR-929 Report on Impact of Exemptions from Liability UpdatedRR-5458 Guidance for EPA Removals Updated

4400-304Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Grants: Application for Petroleum Eligibility Determination

Updated

RR-5478Phone Call or In-Person Visit Regarding Vapor Intrusion Sampling or Mitigation

Updated

RR-5479Property Access Request for Vapor Intrusion Sampling or Mitigation

Updated

RR-994 Registered PECFA Consultants UpdatedRR-993 Registered PECFA Consulting Firms UpdatedRR-5492 RR Document Review and Publishing UpdatedRR-5422 Lender Liability Clarification Model Letter Updated

External Resources for environmental professionals UpdatedExternal Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund (DERF) Updated

ExternalRemediation & Redevelopment (RR) Program services and fees

Updated

ExternalRemediation & Redevelopment (RR) Program staff contacts

Updated

External Spill Coordinators Contact Sheet Updated

External Cleanup and redevelopment conferences and training Updated

ExternalVapor intrusion resources for environmental professionals

Updated

External Wisconsin Assessment Monies (WAM) Updated


Updated

Internal Vapor Intrusion and Mitigation Updated


Internal Model/Template Letters UpdatedInternal Spills Team Intranet Site - Contacts Page Updated

External Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Award (PECFA) Updated

External Vapor Intrusion Updated

Web Pages



Updated

Internal Vapor Intrusion and Mitigation Updated

External About the Remediation & Redevelopment (RR) Program Updated

Internal Remediation & Redevelopment Program UpdatedExternal Remediation & Redevelopment Program News UpdatedInternal Technical Resources for Staff UpdatedInternal Technical Resources for Staff Updated


External Remediation and Redevelopment Program training library Updated

Internal Remediation & Redevelopment Program UpdatedExternal Brownfields Study Group UpdatedExternal VPLE Updated

ExternalCLEAN - Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment Tracking System (BRRTS) on the Web

Updated

External Residual Contamination UpdatedExternal CLEAN - Now called WRRD UpdatedExternal RR Sites Map Updated

ExternalKenosha Engine Plant Investigation & Cleanup Kenosha, Wisconsin

Updated

External Madison-Kipp Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin Updated

ExternalOff-site contamination - contamination that crosses property lines

Updated

External RR Program Main Page Updated

External Contaminated Materials Management Advisory Group New

External Contaminated Sediments Advisory Group NewExternal Brownfields Study Group UpdatedExternal RR Program News UpdatedExternal Contaminated Sediments Advisory Group Updated

External Contaminated Materials Management Advisory Group Updated

Internal Spills Team Intranet Site - Statewide Spill Manual UpdatedExternal Vapor intrusion UpdatedExternal Brownfields Study Group UpdatedExternal Contaminated Sediments Advisory Group Updated

External Wisconsin Ready for Reuse Loan and Grant Program Updated

External Contaminated Sediments Advisory Group Updated

External Contaminated Materials Management Advisory Group Updated

Internal Land Recycling Team Page UpdatedInternal RR Program Strategic Direction Plan New

ExternalPetroleum contamination and leaking underground storage tanks

Updated

External Wisconsin cleanup rules and laws Updated




Updated

Internal Vapor Intrusion and Mitigation UpdatedInternal Wisconsin Plant Recovery Initiative (WPRI) Updated


External Wisconsin cleanup rules and laws Updated



External Remediation & Redevelopment Program News UpdatedExternal Hazardous substance funding - Ready for Reuse Updated

Internal Remediation and Redevelopment Intranet Home page Updated

Internal RR Program Internal Training UpdatedExternal Contaminated Sediments Advisory Group UpdatedInternal Remediation & Redevelopment Program UpdatedInternal Administrative NewInternal Databases NewExternal Wisconsin Assessment Monies (WAM) UpdatedInternal Remediation & Redevelopment Program Updated

ExternalWRRD - Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment Tracking System (BRRTS) on the Web

Updated


Internal Vapor Intrusion and Mitigation UpdatedInternal RR Program Internal Training UpdatedExternal What is a spill? NewInternal Vapor Intrustion and Mitigation Updated


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Internal Administrative UpdatedInternal Vapor Intrusion and Mitigation UpdatedInternal Remediation & Redevelopment Program UpdatedExternal Remediation & Redevelopment Program news UpdatedInternal Petroleum Contamination UpdatedInternal RR Program Internal Training UpdatedExternal Brownfields Study Group UpdatedInternal Records Management New





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